WOULD RESCUE AMERICANS UNDER MARK AND REPRISAL LETTER

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• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 24, 1998
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• Publication Date: July 9, 1958
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TOgM at 7:00 i%. K, over '- `>-T ' (Warshin vn
in a nber of to
Cuba, in East Cep, in
will, and it seeass that t
AT
guest now believes them is scueething we
definite steps in that cirt of :on. 1 was
back publisher and distributor hers in t
for a letter of aax* and reprisal, undo
. - 'DTI' U.
the plight
d any p ple in this cantry.
have been hold against
CPYRGHT
t we can do about it. But our
can deg about it, am tie has taken
you to meet dir. Lyle R, urason
w York, who has petitioned the
the pr vision of the Constitution
which authorizes congress to con,uission ivateers to engage in warfare a lrs#
pirates.
"ALro aunson, first of all. I'd li. to ate that provision, if I r ; 3,
from the Constitt tion, Just to ice titi3 all legal, It's from Article t, ` ctic+n
VIII, flaragrapb II, and it saes the Con ress *A-11 have the power to declare
war, grant letters of mark and reprisai# and make rules concerning captures on
land and water. oar u1 yo-a ex lain, sir, gust what a letter of * rk v!
reprisal is:"
NSW: "Ve1l, hiest.ori .lj, :.r. t rrx , a letter
kum been used to co mission individuals .)r busines
trade to protect their interests while t ley are 3t sea or
the United States. )iistorieal'y, this tractive owe into
Revolutionary period when our own 'any ews act of sutficien
the interests of American citizens upon the t h seas.
teem. at i rnA-
confines of
the
h to protect
GAF 'fir y s "*W-all, I know the mgr ae autt on sed the ?rese idecnt to gr
such letters of mark durin the Civil 744r, but there's no record of
used, and with the growth of svdern aavtos, there's nothing of t;at kind lately.
that Justifies reviViag this old usage'"
'ell, among other things, we have a situation in which repo;
come out of Cuba, Published In the ;;gyres in this country, in which Mr. w .st.
is quoted as sing that -American tl alas being held Magee
are the best possible s ce against - sir ,are ent, or 55
ailing in his stamp. "
t, recipients of letters of at a usually operated
rates. At least the 'Lxford
otherwise candesauned as
ction of law
s t *Yees, under a letter oft
it the private risk and personal risk u*,
uaesties has been raised 0 the press
uitead States vef nt in t
iv 1, a%h Rgk1s cow
have pointed a to t e press, and I
FOIAb3
d reprisal, cry action is sder't.,en
Anse of the individual, and the
w;suld not be possible for the
and re pri :,sl
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those who Are not being held; perhaps it w-ule be necessary for
branch of the government has of bean very s ,cc essaftxl i:t +af'fectin f the
erioafs5 :after me to ;dot other letter of :aa& and reprisal to
c*pt,Qred -tr held*-"
.aa to pia Just a. week ago, I
lespticn did you get?"
I WA
N IS! "Speaker ` 'oum w
referred to t appropriate cosittae
su asts to so at least that hearings
I'sa very hop fi"' that that will be the
4t the petition has been
ouaa of tpr.s atativese, and title
held in the immediate future.
e t:",tare beep rsa oese from the p c tic at lar
XTHi: "Y,3. I've had a great - telephan* calls, letters, telegr:ss.
I t h 3 . t h e s a o c e t interesting phoney cat w:- one from 3ydn.y, Australia, at
6:30 the day Ware yesster y, on vhlolt occasion a gentleman repressentin. to
ape" for 50 trerljan men ,ith ,lita y backgrounds volunteered the services
of theta 50 to join in : expedition .ich our egress might authorize."
G :F P"1'VZ: OTom have enough, th+ers, for a craw of a ship.
KUN : "Oh, I should sea,, , Hugh for a screw of several ships, and in the
present context, it i d seen to s e tt , t a man of war or the vessel of a
privateer might take the tom saf an ae .=plaeso, a PT boat, helicopter, or y
co binatiss of these, and : r other irss r= ent or vessel, or memo of c v-s an
which is used in i teranati d trade."
GAttROti AYt "Yoa ssouldn *t h vo to 3c.: 'se . hit: wars .p, necessarily
lei : "'sue, I t Ak* not at all. It could assume any of these aaspect e,
and as I haves pointed out to the press, in earlier co nver tion , I think
primarily hers, In ter*s of tmplenti. liasion with underground groups that
known to .xtzt in t;-osse areas where sericans are now being held hostaf:e.
ould like, if I sssight, to make this one point I 'a interested here in
esetssiug American attention on this pro"1 , not al a ruse of the nerf:c ns
that are now being held, but 6 cat ` those o sight seized in ear area
of the country and of the world: I in r . business serve 109 mtrt,s. There
are Americans living in all of tt.s*, d drnle sa we in *me manner demonstrate
take this matter very serl*ussiy,, whore is thing going, to stop, and who
L.y pirate is not joing to seize American citizens and
ne of =aaany ? -intries in the i mediate future."
flit. Ar: , i know wet youtre very serious aboat f.his. served
peeve, in the CE : INS ', v~;: : ' : XY, a the Office of strategic
Is that Not rigi-it ? "
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con
Nong Xmas Ban&ok
)WNSONt
we know that the
d rhsr* did
z: rlin air ift time I served
rang the rear war po
hit wm& es#the world.,"
'on have aw ia*,
reprisal c be czar
within a stoners throw o
of those Americans woWA not
volunteers could effect this.
citizens were
administration
this Wits.. .
preens, P
m, aaa joy 1e ap toupt, here is seriously to
semis to eee t h.al
iraccy or Soviet i recta,.on. It's e xtra o'rdi - - - - -
tha
_ ..~
history, all of Buda we have ? er'icans being hail 4n
executive C etch has not acted,
`resident in rican, history ever has t3lerate d this kind
-44a iarpre said
lived for -63
of
C U', r: ?r, 11, yss, fi hat +e truce, Z3,3 far.
individuals involved in going in on a re$,:ue squad,
M s *Wtll, I "at some time iS area
cautct ee t bete az* the worse than beiar; a
those hiatus roftgmw froe
they wes'e d*ad. This is mueh
i aching that
, And a couple of sag of
ing held as Poiltield Pt cner* in :a-eehingtore, D. ., the
the less violently, when erican citizens am being held by
:i tiea for
+ long, a pre- senhower
d not tolerate this kind of t zing; 11 don't thi* our exev4
You give Ui*
ett*ctivel,y?
is an atau sphere of
I pereoncuy hw
reIeaeee thss istdi
should they shoo
eW might
you point out
iid where I had to
In the Par
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CPYRGHT
,reciate your h&ri g *'-4
mark and reprisals to z
in five cc tries o the
lr. Ave-An
froodom or
s Mt,, a.
d about ettintg s letter of
its being held capti e
mat. 0
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